scream bloody murder

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Verb

scream bloody murder (third-person singular simple present screams bloody murder, present participle screaming bloody murder, simple past and past participle screamed bloody murder)

(intransitive, idiomatic) To scream loudly in fear, pain, etc.
(intransitive, idiomatic) To protest loudly or angrily.

Synonyms

yell bloody murder
cry bloody murder
scream blue murder

Translations

scream loudly in fear, pain, etc.

French: crier à l’assassin, crier au meurtre (fr)

protest loudly or angrily

Dutch: moord en brand schreeuwen
Russian: орать благим матом (oratʹ blagim matom)

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